... provide handy tools in the study ofqualitativeandquantitative properties of solutions of certain difference equations In [2], Ma generalized the discrete version of Ou-lang’s inequality in two ... ℘+(Ω2), and a(m, n) is nonincreasing in every variable with a(m, n) >0, while b(s, t, m, n) is nonincreasing in the third variable Î C(ℝ+, ℝ+) is nondecreasing with (r) >0 for r >0 If for (m, ... discrete inequalities with four iterated sums and infinite sum upper limit, and they are different from the results presented in [3] Furthermore, without considering the slight difference in infinite...
... order 4, cutoff frequency 15 Hz); (b) For the ES-induced signal only, ES artifacts were removed from the EMG using a blocking window of 25 ms The blocking window started at a beginning of the stimulus ... processing modules whose inclusions in the scheme are optional, and they were inserted into and out of the process in various combinations * Butterworth, 4th order, with cut-offfrequency of 15 ... Target torque (solid line) and ES profile (dash-dot line, ON/OFF modes) used to synthesize the EMG database Target torque (solid line) and ES profile (dash-dot line, ON/OFF modes) used to synthesize...
... attributed to the differences in curing methodsand the brands of resin The results indicated a small statistically significant difference in favor of the water bath cure but clinically there were no ... comparison of 11 soft lining materials as a function of accelerated aging J Prosthetic Dentistry, 69, 114–119 Sanders, J.L, Levin, B & Reitz, P.V (1991) Comparison of the adaptation of acrylic resins ... trends to that of tensile strength, with a decrease in stiffness and increase in ductility after a period of immersion in distilled water After analyzing the results obtained in the present study,...
... despite the lack of testing standards for many of the methods The development of testing standards is critical for proper application and expanded use of NDT methodsforevaluationof concrete constructions ... Carino, 1992): (a) small current induced in sensing coil when no bar is present, and (b) presence of bar increases flux and increases current in sensing coil concrete, and the reinforcing bar For ... planning and performance of NDT investigations Included in Chapter are references to in- place tests covered in ACI 228.1R and other applicable methodsfor evaluating the in- place characteristics of...
... thermal sensation, and degree of shivering/sweating Ratings for thermal comfort were: = comfortable, = slightly uncomfortable, = uncomfortable, and = very uncomfortable Ratings for thermal sensation ... uncomfortable Comfortable Cooling Rest 30 cooling Rewarming Immediate 30 after 60 minutes after wrapping wrapping after wrapping Figure Shivering, comfort and thermal sensation Shivering, comfort and thermal ... sensation of cold and shivering and thermal comfort was reflecting the lower skin temperatures and shivering response measured The Page of comfort factor is important when handling patients in the...
... replicates of a sample of 10 sires and 10 progenies per sire used 640 s for the ls statistic, A 142 s for the I statistic and 48 s for the I statistics Using the EM algorithm ME FE instead of the ... sire, the increase of the quantiles is nearly linear with n (number of sires) allowing some extrapolations for higher values of this number - Finally, the jackknife standard deviation of the estimated ... the performance ij The following linear model can be formulated Y.’ Where lt is the mean value of the performances of genotype t progeny t t i U is the sirei random effect, assumed to be independent...
... estimated for each experimental set by Miner software [29], and the values were used in all subsequent analysis (Table and Additional file 2) Miner software pinpoints the starting and ending points of ... not available for most of plant species, including cotton The classical housekeeping genes involved in basic cellular processes such as 18 S rRNA, ubiquitin, actin, b-tubulin, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ... SU: Identification and validation of housekeeping genes as internal control for gene expression in an intravenous LPS inflammation model in chickens Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology...
... have formed a B horizon Small islands formed of recent alluvium occur in the river and consist mainly of very fine sand and silt (Arno, 1964) Soil formation is also a reflection of the length of ... Glaciolacustrine originating as a blanket formation and a deltaic formation Colluvium originating on a kame terrace Organic swamp originating as a blanket formation Residuum originating as a veneer ... of glaciofluvial deposits in northern Maine He determined soil maps are somewhat successful in showing the distribution of lacustrine silts and clays Using soil surveys as potential sources of...
... Centre for International Banking, Economics and Finance of Liverpool Business School (CIBEF) Vassilios holds an MSc in International Banking and Finance from Liverpool Business School and a BSc in ... MSc in International Banking and Finance from Liverpool Business School and a BSc in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University Preface Applied QuantitativeMethodsfor Trading and Investment ... examines and analyses the use of regression models in trading and investment with an application to foreign exchange (FX) forecasting and trading models It is not intended as a general survey of...
... Centre for International Banking, Economics and Finance of Liverpool Business School (CIBEF) Vassilios holds an MSc in International Banking and Finance from Liverpool Business School and a BSc in ... MSc in International Banking and Finance from Liverpool Business School and a BSc in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University Preface Applied QuantitativeMethodsfor Trading and Investment ... examines and analyses the use of regression models in trading and investment with an application to foreign exchange (FX) forecasting and trading models It is not intended as a general survey of...
... as t increases Time for a pause Exercise 1.3 (E) One of the biggest difficulties in this kind of work is getting intuition about functional forms of equations for use in models and learning how ... University of Oxford) (c) Foraging seabirds on New Brighton Beach, California, face diet choice and patch leaving problems study of organisms foraging for food in a patchy environment (Figure 1.2) In ... slim volume called Reading and Writing (Davies 1992) and get your own copy (and read and re-read it) of William Zinsser’s On Writing Well (Zinsser 2001) and Writing to Learn (Zinnser 1989) You might...
... x(t) and x interchangeably; this is done for convenience (and for avoiding writing things in a more cumbersome manner) Once again, this is not a problem if one is careful in understanding and ... explaining what is happening, I want to present the results in a different way, obtained using the following procedure I fixed r However, instead of fixing N(0), I picked it randomly and uniformly ... matching the observation Now, there is nothing ‘‘random’’ in the search that these highly trained officers were conducting But when all is said and done, the effect of big brains interacting is...
... common to A and B Area of B (3:4) and if we divide numerator and denominator by the area of S, the right hand side of Eq (3.4) involves Pr{A, B} in the numerator and Pr{B} in the denominator We ... rule for computing sin(a þ b)) and there are computational means for obtaining their values Third, these functions are tabulated (in the old days, in tables of books, andin the modern days in ... big, the integrand on the right hand side of Eq (3.72) is surely smaller than the original integrand To deal with this integral, we integrate by parts again, which makes the resulting integrand even...
... Exercise 4.6 in a forward iteration and use that forward iteration to predict population level properties that might be of interest to you in a field or laboratory setting Combining behavior and population ... equations, for the obvious reason that both derivatives and time differences are involved What can we say about these kinds of equations in general? Three things First, finding the steady states of these ... larger of A or B Thus, for example, there is a minimum size below which a female does not have any eggs A simple measure of fitness for an ovipositing female is the number of grand-offspring produced...
... possibly using many hosts or having a free-living stage 193 Figure 5.11 Analysis of the dynamics of malaria (a) The isocline for infected humans, found by setting dh/dt ¼ (b) The isocline for infected ... (5:33) and we now work with variables h(t) and m(t) denoting the fraction of infected humansand fraction of infected mosquitoes respectively From Eqs (5.32) and (5.33), the dynamics of these infected ... S(t) uninfected individuals and I(t) infected individuals (with S(0) ¼ N and I(0) ¼ 0) Recall that we assumed that hosts become infected at rate l, independent of the density of infected individuals...
... people are losing money Assuming that the rate of increase of effort and the rate of decrease of effort is the same, we might append an equation for the dynamics of effort to Eqs (6.8) and write ... spawning and how long an adult stays alive on the spawning ground is itself an interesting question (McPhee and Quinn 1998) Eggs are laid in the fall and offspring emerge the following spring, in ... 10.0 There is a tradition of defining fishing mortality in Eqs (6.8) as a function of fishing effort E and the effectiveness, q, of that effort in The Schaefer model and its extensions (a) (b)...
... q(x, t, y, s) satisfy in the variables s and y (think about the relationship between qt and qs and qxx and qyy before you start computing)? Keeping with the ordering of time in Figure 7.8, let us ... between your initial holdings and those of a casino? In general C ) x, so that u(x) $ – you are almost always guaranteed to go broke before hitting the casino limit But, of course, most of us gamble ... In that case, there are an infinite number of possibilities for the sequence {Z(0), Z(1), Z(2), } andin order to understand the dynamics we should investigate the properties of a variety of...
... for analysis, because of the positive exponential in the outer integrals Let us begin by thinking of the integral over s and making the transforpffiffiffi mation of variables u ¼ s= " so that the integral ... of species on an island determined by the balance of colonization and extinction rates and the roles of chance and history in determining the composition of species on an island The second contribution ... this: in the MacArthur–Wilson model for extinction times (both in their book andin what follows) K is a population ceiling and not a carrying capacity in the sense that we usually understand it in...
... Hutchings, J A (2000) Collapse and recovery of marine fishes Nature, 406, 882–886 Hutchings, J A (2001) Influence of population decline, fishing, and spawner variability on the recovery of marine ... Pikitch, E K and Babcock, E A (2001) Using demographic methods to construct Bayesian priors for the intrinsic rate of increase in the Schaefer model and implications for stock rebuilding Canadian ... observations made in the months of June, July, and August, 1827, on the particles contained in the pollen of plants; and on the general existence of active molecules in organic and inorganic bodies...
... atelectasis seen in patients, pleural effusion of grade andinand 1, respectively, grade esophagitis in 2, grade dermatitis in 2, grade rib fracture in 1, and soft-tissue swelling in Discussion ... NT participated in analysis and interpretation of data CIH, KO and SA participated in acquisition and analysis of data HO participated in the design of the study and helped to perform the statistical ... confirmed with CTguided biopsy in patient, this case was included in the study considering the positive FDG-PET finding and the increase in tumor size during observation period Of the 55 lesions, 42 were...